Highlights

The Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard has written to the government and local council seeking urgent clarification on where asylum seekers will be housed in Telford. Following reports that the Madeley Court Hotel will stop being used for such accommodation within weeks, questions remain about where the residents will be moved to.

Emergency services were called to Stebbings in Sutton Hill on Sunday afternoon following reports of a house fire.

The fire involved a mattress which had been set alight against the side of a property.

The 340 links Whitchurch, Market Drayton and Wellington, taking passengers to railway stations, Telford College and the Princess Royal Hospital.

Buses operate from Monday to Saturday, starting at 7.05am from Whitchurch and 7.10am from Wellington.

Residents of a Shropshire parish have until February 10 to call for a by election following the resignation of a councillor.

Ercall Magna Parish Council says it is looking for an enthusiastic and interested person to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Councillor Chris Grant.

The notice offered them the opportunity to resolve the matter without court proceedings. No explanation for the disposal of the waste was provided, and the individual has now paid the £450 fine in full.

Planners had turned down the proposal, saying it fails to respect the established character of the area, appearing visually dominant and incongruous.

They also said that when added to a previous extension it would result in over-development.

The Telford & Wrekin Council officials consider that the property in one of the towns premier streets would classify as a change of use and that they need to consider the impact it would have on the area.

Applicant Ibukun Makinde, of Felyx Capital Limited, in Sutton Coldfield, acting for Prosper Supported Living Services, had said there is “no material difference in planning terms between the proposed use and the current use as a dwelling.”

Officials at Telford & Wrekin Council told planning agents for Everready Health and Social Care Solutions that time deadlines could not be extended for the issues to be dealt with.

No members of the public raised objections to the change of use of the property in Anson Drive but officials had many.

One key objection to the proposals was an objection by Telford & Wrekin Council who expressed concern about the drainage.

In their objection, they commented “The proposed dwelling is in an area of high surface water flood risk and as such will require an FRA (Flood Risk Assessment) to justify an intensification of use on the plot.

“There is recent flood history from a culverted watercourse feature which is thought to pass through the grounds.”

Fire crews found a campfire which had been started by a member of the public in the park.

They provided advice to those present regarding fires within public and council owned spaces.

Historically it was considered unsafe for patients with pacemakers or implantable cardiac defibrillators to go into an MRI scanner because of the metal content. 

Previously, these patients would have had to travel outside of the area to an alternative hospital trust for an MRI scan.

A plot of land measuring around one acre is currently being marketed for sale as an investment opportunity at Fireclay Drive in St Georges. 

The site is situated within a quiet residential area and encircles a children’s play park. Estate agents have suggested the space could be suitable for various projects including allotments, a solar panel farm, or a location for the travelling community if you can get planning consent.

The 24-year-old, from Bridgnorth, is part of the first cohort of nursing associate apprentices at the college’s Wellington campus.

The partnership between Keele University, Telford College, and the NHS has been established to help boost skills and education opportunities for people in Shropshire.

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Commissioners at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin have responded to a recent planning application for 80 new homes in a part of Telford.

Officials have called for £71,726 to be paid by developers to help GP surgeries if the plan for 80 new homes in Wellington Road, Horsehay, gets the go ahead.

Some of the farm barns at Lubstree Barns, off Humber Lane, Donnington, were converted to housing some time ago. Residents living there objected because of the state of the single-track road leading to the site.

Appellant’s agent Stansgate Planning has told the inspector that council planners had “reneged” on an agreement to give it more time to submit a flood risk assessment.

Eventually Telford will become SaTH’s centre for planned procedures while Royal Shrewsbury Hospital concentrates on emergency care under the trust’s multi-million pound transformation programme.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service went to the hub on Monday (Jan 12, 2025) to follow one patient through his day long journey around the unit from reception to discharge to reveal how the unit is changing the health environment.

Planners found that the garage at the house had a dual-pitch roof instead of an approved hipped roof, and was some 77cm (30 inches) higher than permitted.

A planning inspector is set to decide the issue on the basis of written statements from the council and the applicant.

Nine former pubs in Telford and Wrekin where development has “stalled” have been named by borough planners.

The list of 27 so-called stalled sites identified so far across the borough also include the plot of a now-demolished former cinema, and an historic former church.

A biker-themed café bar in Newport is “thrilled and overjoyed” after being allowed to sell alcohol for longer.

Councillors handed down their compromise decision on Dragon Soul’s application to vary its alcohol licence when they met amid a crowd of objectors and supporters on Thursday.

However, the Council warns that the effects of climate change are already being felt, resulting in increased costs through increased demands on services including flood defences, emergency response, and road repairs from extreme weather highlighting the critical importance of both reducing emissions and adapting to climate change.

Emergency services were called out yesterday evening (7th January) following a collision on the M54 involving three vehicles.

The incident occurred on the eastbound stretch between Preston and Cluddley near Shrewsbury at around 5.14pm.

Staff from Learn Telford will be on hand to offer advice and guidance with a particular focus on Access to Higher Education courses in Health and Psychology.

The event is taking place at Southwater Library, Southwater One, Telford on Wednesday 21 January 2026 (12 noon – 4pm).

Telford & Wrekin Council officers had refused permission for the former Wrekin Housing Trust building at The Parade saying that it did not have its own dedicated parking.

Building owner Lewis Jones had appealed against the decision and a planning inspector has agreed with an assessment that the local streets had enough empty spaces to cope.

-Demand for Adult Social Care (ASC) is continuing to rise

-20.5% of the population in Telford are disabled

-18,000 people are providing unpaid care

-One of the biggest challenges for the borough remains health inequalities

The house in Dudmaston, Hollinswood, is already a four-bed HMO but owner Sheer Assets Ltd wanted to build a single-storey rear extension to increase that to six.

The applicant has been told that they have a right to appeal if they are aggrieved by the decision.

Mark Pritchard MP said: “The NHS says it is waiting for EHRC guidance, but it is the Equality Act that organisations must comply with, and the position in law has already been made crystal clear by the Supreme Court judgment.

“To ensure safety and privacy, in particular for women and girls, single sex spaces must be protected in NHS hospitals and other NHS facilities.”

Upon arrival, crews discovered a single vehicle which had rolled onto its roof. Firefighters used winches and small gear to right the car back onto its wheels.

Fire crews have been kept busy following a series of callouts across the town.